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Wage theft ordinance coming to Palm Beach County?

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. -- Should counties make rules punishing employers who don't pay their employees? That was the center of a heated debate at the Palm Beach County commission today.

Workers rights groups went before commissioners demanding a wage-theft ordinance here in Palm Beach County. Wage theft is when workers are underpaid illegally or not paid at all. Today representatives from both sides of the debate spoke before commissioners.

"Commissioners, the program is working. We have existing laws in place. We just need to get the word out," said a wage-theft ordinance opponent.

"There will be bad employers, lets make them not want to be bad anymore by giving a disincentive for them to not pay wages," said an ordinance supporter.

Today commissioners agreed to move forward with drafting an ordinance including input from both sides. They expect to vote on a final draft of the ordinance in two months.Wage theft ordinance coming to Palm Beach County?

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